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Is it lying on the table or laying on the table?

Is it lying on the table or laying on the table?

“To lay” means to put something down, “It’s lying on the table.” is grammatical, and means the thing referred to is at rest on the table. The question “Is it lying on the table?” is the correct question form of “It’s lying on the table.”

Is it lay in bed or lie in bed?

Hi! Mary Lying in bed is correct. Both “laying” and “lying” are the present participles of the verbs “lay” and “lie.” “Lay” is a transitive verb that refers to putting something in a horizontal position, while“lie” is an intransitive verb that refers to being in a flat position.

Do you say laying around or lying around?

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Lying around is correct; laying around is technically incorrect but it’s a very common mistake that native speakers make, which is probably why it sounds right to you. You’re also right that this sentence is a comma splice and needs a period or semicolon or a word like “because” before “someone.”

What is lie on the table?

“Subjects on the Table” consist of business, usually bills and resolutions, placed there by unanimous consent. Once business has been given this status, it is in order to move to proceed to its consideration, even though it has not been referred to a commit- tee for consideration.

Is it lay or lie ahead?

Both “lie ahead” and “lay ahead” are correct in their proper context as intransitive phrasal verbs. “Lie ahead” is in the present tense, referring to something awaiting us in the future, while “lay ahead” is in the past tense, indicating someone in the past looking toward what lies ahead of them.

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Is it lye in or lie in?

Lie or lye: Lie and lye are only differentiated with one alphabet between them; however, that makes the meaning completely different as lie is both a noun and a verb that means either to being false or to lay down on some flat surface. Lye on the other hand is a metal hydroxide that is a strong alkali.